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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Attacks that would have been used effectively on Sanders if he were the Democratic nominee [View all]NWCorona
(8,541 posts)32. What restrictions are you in favor of? Just an honest question
On whether or not Bernie's position it that far out of the mainstream I'll leave for others to decide for themselves.
Bernie believes in protecting a womans right to choose and has a lifetime pro-choice record. In 1993, he co-sponsored the Freedom of Choice Act, which aimed to bar states from restricting the right to terminate a pregnancy before fetal viability or at any time when a termination is necessary to protect the health of a woman.
In an op-ed for the Huffington Post published in April 2012, Bernie wrote We are not returning to the days of back-room abortions, when countless women died or were maimed. The decision about abortion must remain a decision for the woman, her family and physician to make, not the government.
During his 16 years in the House of Representatives and 8 years in the Senate, Bernie has consistently supported a womans right to choose a safe abortion.
In addition to co-sponsoring the 1993 Freedom of Choice Act, Bernie voted numerous times to allow women to travel interstate for abortions, supported permitting federal funding of organizations that conduct abortions, voted to increase access and funding for family planning for women, and co-sponsored the Womens Health Protection Act of 2013, which prohibited many limitations on abortions. In March 2008, Bernie voted against defining an unborn child as eligible for State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and in turn defining life as beginning at conception.
In light of these votes, Bernie has repeatedly received ratings of 100 percent from NARAL Pro-Choice America, and ratings of 0 percent from the National Right to Life Committee, indicating a pro-choice stance.
While both candidates -- like most Democrats -- are both well known as in favor of abortion rights, they gave slightly different answers on the question of late-term abortions.
Asked generally whether abortion should ever be illegal, Sen. Bernie Sanders said, "I happen to believe that it is wrong for the government to be telling a woman what to be doing with her own body."
In an op-ed for the Huffington Post published in April 2012, Bernie wrote We are not returning to the days of back-room abortions, when countless women died or were maimed. The decision about abortion must remain a decision for the woman, her family and physician to make, not the government.
During his 16 years in the House of Representatives and 8 years in the Senate, Bernie has consistently supported a womans right to choose a safe abortion.
In addition to co-sponsoring the 1993 Freedom of Choice Act, Bernie voted numerous times to allow women to travel interstate for abortions, supported permitting federal funding of organizations that conduct abortions, voted to increase access and funding for family planning for women, and co-sponsored the Womens Health Protection Act of 2013, which prohibited many limitations on abortions. In March 2008, Bernie voted against defining an unborn child as eligible for State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and in turn defining life as beginning at conception.
In light of these votes, Bernie has repeatedly received ratings of 100 percent from NARAL Pro-Choice America, and ratings of 0 percent from the National Right to Life Committee, indicating a pro-choice stance.
While both candidates -- like most Democrats -- are both well known as in favor of abortion rights, they gave slightly different answers on the question of late-term abortions.
Asked generally whether abortion should ever be illegal, Sen. Bernie Sanders said, "I happen to believe that it is wrong for the government to be telling a woman what to be doing with her own body."
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Attacks that would have been used effectively on Sanders if he were the Democratic nominee [View all]
Fast Walker 52
Jan 2017
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that is a different issue, but I think she was a better candidate overall than Bernie
Fast Walker 52
Jan 2017
#4
environmental racist-- meaning his environmental policies might preferentially affect minorities?
Fast Walker 52
Jan 2017
#12
a lot of those things just don't have the power they used to, and I think Sanders could have
JCanete
Jan 2017
#16
I don't think we should under-estimate the power of rightwing bullshit after this past election
Fast Walker 52
Jan 2017
#24
Sanders was treated with kid gloves by the Clinton campaign and there was a ton of material
Gothmog
Jan 2017
#17
I don't mind the current system that allows exceptions for the life and health for the mother or
bettyellen
Jan 2017
#36
I don't think it's weird. I believe it should be between a woman and her doctor
NWCorona
Jan 2017
#38
I think it's weird because it has zero support and would be a lightening rod for those religious
bettyellen
Jan 2017
#42
I can see it being a lightning rod as well but it's not like they would vote for him anyway
NWCorona
Jan 2017
#43
Well they would have used anything they could find. Unfortunately it's a big one for those
bettyellen
Jan 2017
#50
What is it with this forum???? For some reason it's mired in looking behind rather than ahead.
Vinca
Jan 2017
#29
This is nothing new and would only impact those that wouldn't have voted for him anyway.
NWCorona
Jan 2017
#37
Sanders was never vetted and so none of these materials had been used against Sanders
Gothmog
Jan 2017
#44
I never said that they wouldn't make effective ads I don't think they would have had
NWCorona
Jan 2017
#46
That is because Sanders was running for media coverage and his efforts hurt the Democratic party
Gothmog
Jan 2017
#60
Maybe, but matchup polls said Hillary would lose to Trump and she did. They said Bernie would win.
aikoaiko
Jan 2017
#41
The fact is, he generally outperformed Hillary in the rust belt, in the primaries.
Warren DeMontague
Jan 2017
#39
Attack Attack attack..but just remember if Bernie Sanders had been the nominee we would
INdemo
Jan 2017
#55
so in your mind, why do you think "DNC / DWS put their boot on Sanders campaign"?
Fast Walker 52
Jan 2017
#63